Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> I'm honestly looking for some practical use of this. We have debated
> other NOTICE messages over the years, but they at least tell you
> something you can use after the command.
The objection I had to the original patch (which didn't return a notice)
was that this seemed actively misleading:
foo=> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS not_there;
DROP TABLE
foo=>
I would be satisfied if the returned command tag were something else,
maybe "NO OPERATION".
regards, tom lane